What would a Friday be without new music? This week, two rappers from different coasts join forces with one of hip-hop’s busiest beatmakers, a former Young Money rapper makes it nasty again, a viral rapper flexes his clout…
Wu Tang Clan fans will be delighted to find out that the rap crew is returning after eight years, with a full length album project. The album, which features all nine members of the Wu Tang Clan,…
The gap between Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV and Tha Carter V was a whopping seven years. Of course, the majority of that wait was because of the financial dispute between Wayne and Cash Money at the…
Drake just launched his Anita Max Win Tour in Australia earlier this week. Aside from playing his hits on stage, he’s giving his fans down under another gift: inside scoops about what he has coming up next.…
With his highly anticipated 2025 Super Bowl halftime show looming, Kendrick Lamar recently sat down for an in-depth pre-Big Game interview. Kendrick Lamar Fields Questions During Super Bowl Press Conference On Thursday (Feb. 6), Kendrick Lamar sat down with…
Irv Gotti, the influential record executive, music producer and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died. The Hollywood Reporter, TMZ and other outlets confirmed the passing but the cause of death is…
A titan of the hip-hop community and one of the genre’s greatest pioneers, Irv Gotti, has died at age 54, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cause of death has not yet been announced, but THR noted…
Irv Gotti, cofounder of Murder Inc. Records, has reportedly died at the age of 54. Irv Gotti Passes Away Famed record executive and producer Irv Gotti died on Wednesday (Feb. 5), according to The Hollywood Reporter. His cause…
Yesterday, DJ Khaled put out a trailer for his new album Aalam Of God that featured Mark Wahlberg. The concept was that people were trying to rob the album because it had two Drake features on it.…
It appears Lil Wayne won’t be making a cameo during Kendrick Lamar‘s 2025 Super Bowl halftime show performance as some people had hoped. Lil Wayne Announces He’s Skipping Super Bowl On Tuesday (Feb. 4), Tunechi shared a…
At the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota last night (February 4), Tyler The Creator kicked off his anticipated Chromakopia: The World Tour. For fans planning to attend a future show, yesterday’s setlist might be of…
Tyga has a new album coming out called NSFW and today, we have the official tracklist for it. The album, which is being touted as a “comeback,” was originally supposed to be out January 31 but later…
Rap beefs are one thing. But, watching a bromance dissolve in real-time is another level of pain. Sadly, this is precisely what Drake and LeBron James fans are experiencing. With supporters questioning the status of their friendship,…
While Kendrick was out getting his hands full of Grammy Awards, Drake was steady planning his re-entry into the noise. Wasting no time, Drake jumped into the rollout for his upcoming project on February 14 with PARTYNEXTDOOR…
It’s that time of year again. The XXL Awards 2025 nominees and new board members have been announced. As we always do about this time, the XXL staff has chosen artists in 12 categories, including Artist of the Year, Album of…